Sanitary pitcher or the like and means for connecting their covers thereto



C. S. BARON.

SANITARY PITCHER OR THE LIKE AND MEANS FOR CONNECHNG THEIR COVERSTHERETO.- APPLICATION FILED MAY 25, 1918.

1,389,733. PatentedSept. 6,1921.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES S. BARON, OF TIFFIN, OHIO.

SANITARY PITCHER OR THE LIKE AND MEANS FOR CONNECTING THEIR COVERSTHERETO.

Application filed May 25,

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES S. BARON, citizenof the United States of America, residing at Tiflin, in the county ofSeneca, in the State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Sanitary Pitchers or the like and Means for ConnectingTheir Covers Thereto, of which the following is a specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawing.

My present invention relates to pitchers, jugs, containers for liquidsof the type shown in U. S. Letters Patent, No. 1,17 3,546 issued to meunder date of February 29, 1916. The preferred type of cover which I usefor such container is that set forth in my application for U. S. LettersPatent Serial Number 1632,3445 filed April 16, 1917.

My invention as herein described and claimed is, however, conceived tobe of broad and independent scope, in so far as it relates to means forsecuring a cover or lid to a container. In that regard my invention isapplicable to any kind of a container for liquids and to any coversuitable therefor and hinged thereto.

An object of prime importance in respect to my invention is thepromotion of the sanitary cleanliness of utensils of the classindicated, through the provision of means for hinging a container to itscover, which is at once effective for combining those elements inoperative assemblage, and for conveniently disassembling them at will inorder to cleanse them.

That constitutes my invention will be hereinafter described in detailand succinctly set forth in-the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing,

Figure I is a top plan view of my invention in present preferred form ofembodiment, showing the upper end of a container covered by a lid, thecontainer and lid being hinged together according to the principle of myinvention.

Fig. II is a fragmentary medial vertical section of the subject-matterof Fig. I setting forth further details of the form of embodiment of myinvention as shown in Fig. I.

Fig. III is a view similar to Fig. I showing a modification of myinvention as applied to a glass lid, instead of a metal lid as shown inFigs. I and II.

Fig, IV is a view corresponding to Fig.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 6, 1921.

1918. Serial No. 236,480.

fiIbut taken of the subject-matter of Fig.

Fig. V is a detail fragmental View, partly in section and partly inelevation, of the hinge members, including one end of the pintle, shownin Fig. I and II.

Fig. VI is a view similar to Fig. V illustrative of modifications shownin Figs. III and IV.

Referring to the numerals on the drawing, 1 in Figs. I, II, and V,indicates the body of a container of any suitable shape and dimensions.It may be made of any suitable material, such, for example, as glass,fictile material, or metal, and is preferably provided on one side witha spout 2 and on the opposite side with a handle 3.

On the top of the body 1, I provide a lid or cover 4:, which, bypreference, is of the type described and claimed in my application forpatent aforesaid, it being essential only that the lid be hinged to thebody. The hinge connection between the lid and the body is preferablymedially disposed so that the lid may be tilted by pressure applied onone side of the hinge axis or in other words, generally speaking, on theside thereof next to the handle 3. The rear end of the lid is preferablyprovided with a push button 5 or projection against which the thumb mayfind support when its pressure is exerted to open the lid.

My invention consists in providing a pintle whose shape and resiliencyrender it readily attachable and detachable for the assembling anddisassembling of the body and the lid.

In addition to such a pintle I employ in the more highly organizeddevelopment of my invention a hinge connection between the body and thelid which at the same time accommodates itself to the function of thepintle and also serves to exclude the intrusion of insects between thebody and the lid of a closed container.

The pintle aforesaid, designated in Figs. I, II, and V by the numeral 7,is a resilient member which, extending across the body 1, is providednear its opposite ends with oppositely projecting terminals 8. Thepintle is preferably bail-like in form, being composed preferably of onepiece of spring wire shaped to form a back bone 9 and two sidepieces 10.The back bone preferably extends from one side-piece to the other in astraightv line, and is preferably parallel to an axis common to bothterminals 8.

The function of the pintle 7 is to hold toether in operatlve assemblagebut detach- It may engage the lid in more ways than one. At present, Iprefer to construct the lid. with hinge lugs 12as shown in the fig ureslast above named that fit loosely but snugly within recesses 15 providedfor their reception, respectively, in opposite sides of the body and ata distance above the sockets 11 that is correspondent to the length'ofthe side-pieces 10. g

If the lid 41 be made of -metal the hinge lugs 12 may be readily formedby shaping and bending the metal as required to fit the respectiverecesses 15. They may be also provided with coaxial bores 16 throughwhich the backbone 9 of the pintle may be made to extend. Thisconstruction is preferred because it conceals the major portion of thepintle within the container and unites the one to the other. v

If, however, the lid be made of glass, fictilematerial, or the like, theprovision of bores in the hinge lugs would be more or 7 lessobjectionable because, for example, of the liability to breakage therebyincurred. In such case, I provide, as shown in Figs. III, IV, and VI,pintle seats 19 on top of the lid 17 in addition to imperforate lugs 18,below the lid. The seats 19 accommodate and operatively engage,substantially in the manner already described, a pintle 20, whose onlydifferentiation from the pintle 7 is in respect to dimensions.

The lugs 12 cooperate with their recesses 15 to constitute a hinge andthe office of the pintle 7 is positively to hold those hinge memberstogether in operative relationship, subject to ready disassemblement asoften as desired simply upon removal of the pintle. The pintle performsthe additional function of limiting the opening movement of the lid,owing to a slight difference between the axis of rotation imposed by thelugs 12 within their recesses 15 and the longitudinal axis of the backbone 9 of the pintle. The effect referred to is indicated in Fig. II bythe two positions of the side-piece 10 as shown.

A like function to that last above deand may be used to assist thereader to better comprehension of the principle illusrated in bothfigures.

In operation the lid 4 or 17, as the case may be, is assembled with abody 1, to which without change either lid may be adapted. Thereuponthrough the application of a proper pintle 7 or 20, as required, theelements named are thereby united in operativeassemblage, and adaptedfor manipulation in use in the usual manner.

The method of assemblage described facilitates the taking of the utensilapart as V for cleaning purposes, and contributes equal facility to thereuniting of the parts as often as occasion may require.

What I claim is: V

1. The combination with a receptacle provided upon opposite sides of itsopen end with bearings and with sockets below'the same, respectively, ofa lid, provided with lugs working as hinge members in said bearings, anda resilient pintle, provided with a back bone engaging said lid, withside pieces, and with terminals adapted to engage said sockets for thepurpose specified.

2. The combination with a receptacle provided upon opposite sides of itsopen end with open bearings and with sockets, respectively, of a lidprovided with lugs working as hinge member in said bearings, and a resilient pintle provided with a back bone engaging said lid, with sidepieces, and with terminals adapted to engage said sockets for r thepurpose specified.

3. The combination wlth a receptacle pro- 'vided upon opposite sides ofits open end with open bearings and with sockets, respectively, of a 11dprovided with lugs working as hinge members in said bearings, and aresilient pintle passing through said lugs provided with a back boneengaging said lid, with side pieces, and with terminals adapted itioO(ingage said sockets for the purpose specie V In testimony whereof, Ihave hereunto set my hand in the'presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES S. BARON. Witnesses: i

. HELEN SWING, L. J. WIN GART-

